Sanitary drinking apparatus.



F. D. SILVER.

SANITARY DRINKING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED 0504. 1911.

1,297,410. Patented Mar. 18,1919.

WITNESSES INVENTOR ATTORNEY FRANK DANIEL SILVER, 0F GERMANTOWN, CALIFORNIA.

: SANITARY DRINKING APPARATUS.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 4, 1917. Serial No. 205,373.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK D. SILVER, a native-born citizen of the United States, residing at Germantown, in the county of Glenn and State of California, have invented a new and useful Sanitary Drinking Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to sanitary drinking apparatus, and its object is to provide an apparatus which may be attached to force pumps such as are customarily usedin connection with'wells.

The invention -is designed primarily for use inconnection with schools or other like places of assembly, and particularly for use in country schools Where sanitary drinking outfits have not heretofore been available.

In accordance with the invention, there is provided a tank of suitable capacity, say five gallons or more, and this is mounted on the customary pump, especially one of the force type.

The tank is supplied with a bubble drinking outlet which may also be used for other purposes, and the tank may be made to discharge through the ordinary pump spout so that the accumulated water can readily be used for washing purposes.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, with the further understanding that, while the drawings show a practical form of the invention, the latter is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawingsv but may be changed and modified so long as such changes and modifications come within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings i v Figure 1 is an elevation of a force pump standard with the invention applied;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of a portion of the storage tank showing-one manner of securing the top thereto;

Fig. 3 is a bottom'plan view of the storage tank with the supply and outlet pipes in cross section.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown Patented Mar. 18, acre.

a pump 1 which, being of ordinary construcw tion, needs no description further than to call attention to the outlet spout 2, and the I V customary nipple 3 usually present in pumps of the force type, whereby the pump is connected when desired to a reservoir or distributing system.

Connected to the nipple 3 is a pipe 4 having an upright portion rising to about the height of the top of the pump standard, and

carried by the pipe 4 is a reservoir 5 of relatively small capacity s'ay five or more gallons. The pipe 4 may be connected to the tank 5v in any suitable manner as by means of a union 6 permitting the ready removal of the tank when desired. In order to relieve reservoir for cleaning or other purposes, a removable cover 8 1S supplied, this cover being usually conical in shape and overhangin% the sides of the body of the reservoir su ciently to shed water. Fast to the cover on the under side thereof is a series of fingers 9 having hooked lower ends 10 for engaging corresponding studs 11 ion the tank, whereby the cover when in place may be turned for a distance to causethe hooks 10 to underride the pins or lugs Y11 and still permit the cover to rise for a short distance, so that on filling the tank an overflow may occur, preventing destructive pressure being established within the reservoir or tank.

Leading from the bottom of the tank is a pipe 12 dropping to about the level of the spout 2 and then continued toward the front of the pump to one side of the latter where it terminates in a T 13 having an upright arm. At both ends of such upright arm there are valves 14 and 15 respectively, the

' higher valve 15 carrying a bubble outlet 16 2, water is forced through the pipe 4 intothe reservoir or tank 5 until the latter is filled, and any excess of water will lift the .cover 8 .and escape. Considering the valves 14 and 15 as having been previously closed,

the device is ready for use. To any one desiring a drink, it is only necessary to open the valve 15 when water will bubble out through the bubbler 16 in the customary manner, being caused to flow by gravity since the reservoir or tank 5 is'considerably higher than the bubble structure 16, the latter being located at about the height of the spout 2 which is a convenient height for use by children as well as by grown people. If it be desirable to use the water for wash- I ing or such purposes, it is only necessary to discharge water therefrom. The valve 14 may be used for drawing water for washing and like purposes and may also be used for draining the 'pipe 12 when such operation is desirable. The tank 5 may be entirely removed for cleansing or repairs, and the wholestructure of the invention is readily attachable to various commercial forms of pumps without any change whatsoever in such pumps. In order to hold the pipe 12 from disturbance, clips 19 are applied thereto and aboutthe spout 2 and pipe 4.v

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a pump provided with a spout and an outlet nipple, of

- a tank or reservoir, a feed pipe supporting thetank at a higher level than the spout of the pump and connected to the outlet nipple of the pump, a discharge pipe from the tank dropping therefrom to a level approximating that of the. spout of the pump and provided with a controllable bubble outlet, and fastening means for attaching the discharge pipe to the pump exterior thereto. 2. A sanitary drinking attachment ,for

pump-s, comprising a tank or reservoir, a feed pipe for su porting the tank higher than the .spout of the pump and attachable to the outlet nipple of the pump, and a discharge pipe for the tank dropping therefrom to a level approximating that of the spout of the pump and provide-d with'a controllable bubble outlet, the tank or reservoir being also provided with a cover having fastening means permitting a limited rise of thecover by an excess of water within the tank or reservoir. u

3. A sanitary drinking attachment for force pumps, comprising a tank or. reservoir, a pipe attachable at one end to and discharging at the bottom of the reservoir and at the other end attachable to the pump at a point lower than the reservoir, an outlet pipe for the reservoir leading downwardly from the bottom thereof and having a controllable drinking outlet at an accessible height, and: fastening means for attaching 75 the outlet pipe to the pump exterior to the latter.

, 4. A sanitary drinking attachment for pump-s, comprising a reservoir or tank with a removable cover, coacting fastening means onthe tank and the cover permitting the I latter to rise under water pressure when; the tank is full, an indicating gage on the tank, and inlet and outlet pipes for the tank, the inlet pipe entering the tank at the bot tomthereof and supporting the tank and arranged for connection with the pump at a lower level than the tank, and the outlet pipe dropping downwardly from the tank and having an extension for location adjacent to the spout, of the pump and there provided with a valved bubble outlet rising from the pipe and a drainage valve below the pipe.

5. A sanitary drinking attachment for pumps, comprising a reservoir or tank with a removable cover, coacting fastening means on the tank and the cover permitting the latter to rise under water pressure when the tank is full, an indicating age on the tank, and inlet and outlet pipes or the tank, the inlet pipe entering the tank at'the bottom thereof and supportingthe tank and arranged for connection with the pump at a lower level than the tank, and the outlet pipe dropping downwardly from the tank and having an extension for location adjacent to thespout of the pump and there provided with a valved bubble outlet rising from the pipe and a drainage valve below the pipe, the pipes having removable connections with the tank, and the outlet pipe to the tank being provided with a spreader for distributing the weight of the tank over the bottom of the latter and onto the pipe.

6. A sanitary drinking attachment for pumps, comprising a tank or reservoir, means including a feed pipe for supporting the tank higher than the spout of the pump, said feed pipe being connected at the end 126 remote from the tank to the pump, sothat the latter constitutes a support for the tank, a discharge pipe for the tank dropping therefrom to a convenient height above the bottom of the pump and provided with means for controlling the outlet thereof, and

clips for securing the discharge pipe to the overflow of water on an excess thereof en- 10 pump. tering the tank throu h the feed pipe.

7. A sanitary drinking attachment for In testimony, that claim the foregoing pumps, comprising a tank or reservoir, as my own, I have'llereto affixed my slgnameans including a feed pipe connecting the ture in the presence of two Witnesses.

tank to and supporting it on the pump, and FRANK DANIEL SILVER. a cover for the tank, said tank and cover Witnesses: having coacting lost-motion fastening means W. C. SOEARQE,

permitting the lifting of the cover and the J. R. FOTHERINGHAME. 

